Jounce Impact
Jounce by the numbers
Jounce is now reaching 30,000 students in 100 schools across 10 cities. We currently partner with approximately 130 instructional leaders (network leaders, principals, and assistant principals); our Instructional Leader Fellows are coaching more than 125 teachers; and we have 5 Fellowship alumni currently in school leadership roles with 7 more Fellows who will be leading at high-performing schools in the next two years.
School Leaders are doing more teacher coaching.
More coaching means more student growth and increased student learning.
On average, Jounce School Leaders spend about 35% of their time coaching teachers, compared to under 10% before partnering with Jounce.
Our partner schools that moved farthest toward implementing the Jounce coaching model also demonstrated strong student learning outcomes.
% of School Leader’s Time Spent Coaching Teachers
Jounce changes the culture of teacher development at schools
2X
Three quarters of School Leaders have at least doubled the time they spend coaching teachers.
3X
Half of School Leaders have tripled the amount of time they spend coaching teachers each week since the start of the partnership with Jounce.
Jounce accelerates teacher learning and improves student outcomes.
When Jounce began working with one district elementary school in Philadelphia, it was in the District's lowest performance tier. Today it is the 9th highest performing elementary school in Philadelphia and its kindergarten classes rank in the 95th and 99th percentile of District-wide student growth.
Two Washington, D.C. charter schools that have engaged Jounce have experienced similar acceleration. The schools ranked 1st and 3rd highest in student growth across the entire city, demonstrating how the Jounce model can work in differing academic systems and reap rewards.
Ultimately, the effect of introducing the Jounce model in schools and improving teacher quality leads to better student outcomes. For example, at a school where Jounce coaching was implemented in a select number of classrooms, we saw 65% of students exposed to teachers coached by Jounce make over a year of academic growth, versus 52% in classrooms teaching the same grade and/or subjects but without Jounce coaching.
55%
In two years, one partner school increased the number of students reading on grade level by 55% after implementing the Jounce Model.
9X
a Jounce affiliated school, more than nine times as many first graders were reading at grade level by the end of first grade.
Supporting teachers and keeping students learning.
According to The New Teacher Project (“TNTP”), schools “with strong instructional cultures also have stronger student outcomes and greater retention of effective teachers.” Jounce builds this culture.
Following Jounce’s arrival at one local elementary school, teachers reported improved instructional culture in 48 out of 50 measured categories. The following year, 100% of their teachers returned to teach. Additionally, in a recent survey of Jounce-supported teachers, 100% of participants agreed that they would recommend Jounce training to their colleagues.
Success Stories
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With your generous donation to the Jounce Instructional Leader Fellowship, you ensure great educators who represent and reflect the communities they serve have the opportunity to lead in schools that need them the most.
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